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Jan. 19 1926.

J. VAN D; YOUNG mum am? Filed April 26, 1923 2 Sheets-Shani. 2

Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

JOHN VAN DOREN YOUNG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAND s ur.

Application filed April 26, 1923. Serial No. 634,703.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN VAN Donnu YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand Grips, of which the following is a specification.

Hcretofore hand grips for bags, suit cases and th like have been more handles which have been grasped by the fingers of a hand in such a manner that onl flexor muscles of the forearm are utilized and these in a strained position. The object of this inven tion is to provide a grip which will utilize all the muscles of the forearm in a normal position and therefore permit a heavy or other bag to be carried with the greatest ease and without undue stresses on either the arm or the shoulder muscles. This and other objects are accomplished by my invention. one embodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly set forth.

For a more detailed description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a hand grasping a grip attached to a baclr, the grip embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a view at right angles to the view shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of my in1- proved grip with the leather covering removed, and

Figure 4 is an end elevation of the same.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figures 6 and 7 show details of the handle of the grip.

'ihroughout the various views of the drauings, similar reference characters designate SlIl'lllEtl' parts.

Hy improved grip i may be applied to any hag, suit case or other article 2 and is engaged by a hand 3, as shown in Figures '1 and 2 where it appears that the grip 1 has two parts, namely a. handle 4 which is grasped by the lingers and a back hand met 5 which rests against the back of the hand and above the fingers so that when the handle grasped it is held easily and without a tight grip and without straining an muscles so that the arm of the person using the grip is under no muscular strain of any kind whatsoever, and also the shoulder mus cles which are normally strained by the use of a heavy back in an ordinary grip, are, when my improved grip is employed, relieved from such strains. The reason for this is as follows: When an ordinary heavy bag is carried by a person, the stress on his fingers is too great for them to bear. lVhen this occurs, be naturally tries to place the end of his hand under the load, but by so doing he bends his wrist. The instant he bends his wrist he brings in a twisting moment which puts him in a condition of strain. Vith the handle of the kind here in ques tion with the back rest 5, as shown in Figure 2, there is no such effort to bend the wrist and no great strain on the fingers which rest under the handle and no effort is made to put the hand under the handle so that the line of thrust oes through the arm of the person carrying the bag and all strains are eliminated. Of course, there are stresses in the arm, but no strains.

In the embodiment of my invention here in shown, the bag 2 has rings 6 which engage hooks 7 of a wire frame 8, one of which is secured at each end of the wooden handle 9 of the handle 4. Each frame 8 has at its bottom the hook or loop 7, as above described, and above this is a loop 10 which fits about a reduced portion 11 of the handle 9 and is secured by tacks 12 or any other suitable means, and above the loop 10 the parts are twisted at 13 and inclined in one direction and above this twisted part 13 is a third loop 14 which is inclined at nearly right angles to the twisted part 13, as shown in Figure 4, the loops 14 holding a strap 15 which is passed through said loops and secured at each end by means of enlarged ends 16 which may be formed of strips riveted in place or sewn in place, as desired. The part 15 forms the base of the back hand rest 5. One end of the twisted who end 8 forms the book 7 as above described, and the other cud 17 is bent upwardly and inwardly and lies in a suitable recess 18 of the handle 9 and is preferably hold by staples l2.

lhc handle 9 also carries at its top a recess or groove '19 in which rests a wire 20 with hooked ends 21 and a curved groove shank 22 connecting these ends which is adapted to fit snug in the groove 19 and to be entirely below the surface of the handle 9 and the ends 21 are bent around the wires 8 and hold the same so that they cannot slip oli' the reduced ends 11 even though the staples 12 should give way.

To make a handle which is neat and attractivc, it is desirable, although not essential, that the handle 9, wire 8 and strap 15 be concealed and this is done by a leather covering 23, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In view of the foregoing, the use of my improved grip will be readily understood. The hand of the user is passed through the openin 24- lietwcen the grip 4 and the back hand rest 5 and then the bag may be lifted in the usual manner and when so lifted, the handle assumes an inclined position so that a line passing through the center of gravity of the bag will pass right up through the arm of the carrier and thereby enable him to lift the load and support the same without any undue muscle stress or strain either in the arm or shoulder so that he lifts under such circumstances with a minimum effort and a minimum of discomfort.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto, but that it is broad enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a hand grip and a back hand rest connected thereto by rigid means and means for pivofuil ('IHIIH cling lllt'St' parts with an arlllll lo lu carried.

2. In a device of the class described, a grip, a hack hand rest adapted to rest against the back of a hand of a person using the de vice when the handle is gripped and loops at the end of the handle for securing the same to an article to be supported and carried.

3. In a device of the class described, a handle with looped ends secured thereto, said ends having two 100 US each, one pair for engaging an article to he carried and the other pair for a hack hand rest and a back hand rest in said last mentioned loops.

4. In a device of the class described, a handle with reduced ends, wires with loops secured to each end of the handle both above and below the same, a wire connecting said looped wires and holding the same on said handle and a back hand rest in said upper loops.

5. In a device of the class described, a handle with reduced ends, a-grooved top and upwardly and inwardly extending grooves 18 adapted to receive the ends of loops.

6. In a device of the class described, a twisted wire end having a bottom loop adapted to engage an article to be carried, a middle loop adapted to engage a handle and a third loop adapted to engage a back hand rest.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of April, 1923.

JOHN VAN DOREN YOUNG. 

